140 COTHAM BROW (BRISTOL) MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

07573617 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2011-03-22

Investment thesis

Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.

Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.

Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.

Opportunity decay

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

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year to Mar 2026

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 99999

Sector: Extraterritorial bodies

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 86-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 86). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

17 officers (6 active, 17 linked, 14 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

61 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

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Net Worth

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Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2026-03-31	2025-03-31

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

• 3 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Last 90 days

filings

• 4 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 4 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (48 events)Click to expand

2026-05-01
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WILKINS, Benjamin James appointed
director
2026-05-01
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-04-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-04-20
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-04-20
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-04-17
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DALLOCCO, Lorraine resigned
director
2026-04-17
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WILKINS, Benjamin James resigned
director
2026-03-30
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-04-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-04-15
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-04-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-12-05
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-12-05
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-12-05
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-12-01
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-11-25
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BROWN, Alice appointed
director
2022-11-25
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NIXON, Emily Joanne resigned
director
2022-11-25
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NIXON, Matthew John resigned
director
2022-11-25
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WILKINS, Benjamin James appointed
director
2022-04-05
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-04-02
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-06-23
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2020-06-23
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2020-06-23
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2020-06-23
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-06-15
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AXFORD, Peter James appointed
director
2020-06-15
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NIXON, Emily Joanne appointed
director
2020-06-15
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NIXON, Matthew John appointed
director
2020-06-15
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STANBROOK, Zoe resigned
director
2020-04-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-03-27
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DALLOCCO, Lorraine appointed
director
2020-03-20
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BOLTON, Matthew Francis resigned
director
2020-03-20
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DALLOCCO, Lorraine Joy resigned
director
2015-10-05
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STANBROOK, Catherine Ann resigned
director
2015-10-05
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STANBROOK, Zoe appointed
director
2013-05-02
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BOLTON, Matthew Francis appointed
director
2013-05-02
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STANBROOK, Catherine Ann appointed
director
2012-06-29
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SPRY, Lydia Alice appointed
director
2011-03-22
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Company incorporated
As 140 COTHAM BROW (BRISTOL) MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED
2011-03-22
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DALLOCCO, Pier Giorgio appointed
secretary
2011-03-22
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DALLOCCO, Pier Giorgio appointed
director
2011-03-22
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REDDINGS COMPANY SECRETARY LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2011-03-22
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REDDINGS COMPANY SECRETARY LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
2011-03-22
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DALLOCCO, Lorraine Joy appointed
director
2011-03-22
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REDDING, Diana Elizabeth appointed
director
2011-03-22
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REDDING, Diana Elizabeth resigned
director
2011-03-22
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REDDINGS COMPANY SECRETARY LIMITED appointed
corporate-director
2011-03-22
➖
REDDINGS COMPANY SECRETARY LIMITED resigned
corporate-director

Owner dependency

65/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

-5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 86 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 86 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·

2 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: DALLOCCO, Lorraine resigned 2026-04-17; WILKINS, Benjamin James resigned 2026-04-17

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Miss Lydia Alice Spry Individual · British · DOB 03/1980 · age 46	—	25–50%	25-50% voting	30/06/2016

2 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mr Matthew Francis Boltonceased 20/03/2020· 25-50% voting
Mrs Lorraine Joy Dalloccoceased 20/03/2020· 25-50% voting

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated2011-03-22

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

140 Cotham Brow

Cotham

Bristol

BS6 6AE

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-12-31

Last made up to: 2026-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-04-05

Last: 2026-03-22